Clouds reflecting in water pool surrounded with green leaves and algae

Creek Pool
#water #reflections #greens #calm #abstract #photography

Monochromatic study of branch and leaf reflections in water

Lakeside Reflections
#water #monochrome #calm #reflections

Wild mustangs pressing foreheads on Kansas grasslands.

Wild Mustangs Head Press - photographed on the Vestring Ranch, south of Cassoday, Kansas, on assignment for Kansas Magazine.
#wildhorses #horses #Kansas #FlintHills

Sunflower Patch and Evening Cloudburst - 7:52 pm, 05 Sept '24 on Road 100, Lyon County, Kansas.
The 3rd Annual Ad Astra Art Show, on the theme of sunflowers, opens Jan 21st at the Lyon County History Center in Emporia. Artist reception: Feb 7th at 5pm.

Dia de Los Muertos street portrait
#dayofthedead #portrait #facepain #hispanic #celebration

Dancers in white dresses with flowered hoops

Dancers at Hispanic Heritage Celebration - Emporia, Kansas 2024
#Hispanic #dance #celebrations

Hispanic Dance in colorful dress

Dancer at Hispanic Heritage Celebration - Emporia, Kansas 2024
#Hispanic #dance #celebrations

Evening colors of blue and cold illumine a huge roll cloud as it moves over cattle and prairie.

October Storm - A roll clouds moves over south Lyon County at sunset
#clouds #storm #sunset #landscape #photography

Black Cattle graze among Goldenrod plants on a Kansas prairie at sunset.

Black Cattle and Goldenrod, Lyon County, Kansas
#ranching #cattle #landscape #prairie #sunset #photography

Young woman bottle feeding a calf in a stone barn

Bottle Feeding at the Sauble Ranch - Chase County, Kansas
#ranching #FlintHills #Kansas #portrait #photography

Rainbow over country road, wildflowers and native grasses.

September Morning Rainbow - Greenwood County, Kansas
#FlintHills #landscape #rainbow #prairie #photography

Richly colored rainbow arc above native parairie

Flint Hills Rainbow - north of Bushong in Lyon County, Kansas
#rainbow #landscape #sunset #photography

Rain-bearing storm clouds create a backdrop to cattle grazing in a goldenrod covered prairie.

Pottawatomie County Sunset - Storm passing over cattle and goldenrod west of Manhattan, Kansas
#storms #prairie #Autumn #landscape #photography

July Rain Storm - Lyon County, Kansas
#storm #cloudburst #prairie #landscape #photography

Raindrops on milkweed blossoms

Chaos in a dandelion patch

Rain drops on native grass blades

Hoverfly flying over multiflora rose

Exploring native wildflowers and grasses with vintage lenses on an X-t3
Fujinon 55mm f2.2
#vintagelens #wildflowers #bokeh #photography

Kaila Mock, artist: Oct 2018
#portrait #woman #tatoos #blackandwhite

Lulu with Florence (the chicken)
#portrait #blackandwhite #chicken #tattoo

Gary Hufford, Aug 2017
#Portrait #blackandwhite #harleydavidson

I'm looking forward to diving into this new social media environment, discovering new inspiration. I'm all in for a decentralized foundation and the creative possibilities that it opens up.
I'm new here and will be posting samples of my work to let you know what I'm about: art and mindfulness.

Closing the Gate: Winter at the Arndt Ranch, Lyon County, Kansas
#FlintHills #Ranching #Winter #Cowboy #Landscape #Snow

Tree at Lake's Edge on a Rainy Day: 9am, 22 Sept '24 - Reading Lake, Lyon County, Kansas
#Fog #Landscape #Woods #Softlight

Foggy Morning Trail Walk: Campus Woods, Emporia, Kansas - 8:34am, 09 Dec '24
#Autumn #Fog #Woodland #Softlight #landscape

Fog-wrapped Creek Bend with Locust Tree Branch and Snow Melt: Crocker Creek - 2:25pm, 02 Dec 2023, Chase County, Kansas
#Autumn #riparian #River #FlintHills #landscape

Exposed tree roots on creek edge

Exposed roots of a tree pair along Willow Creek, Greenwood County, Kansas - 12:05pm, 06 November '20
#river #riparian #roots #photography